Thesaurus results for PIVOTING

pivoting

verb

present participle of pivot

as in rotating

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis the telescope is mounted on a tripod so you can easily pivot it for viewing in any direction

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Recent Examples of pivoting Uhls is a professor in UCLA’s psychology department who spent nearly two decades as a senior executive at studios like MGM and Sony before pivoting to psychology research of media and young adults. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026 Like pivoting to video or starting a side gig on Substack, influencer power rankings are a media trend du jour. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Many scientists are choosing to stay, searching for new sources of research funding or pivoting to jobs in industry. — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 The volume suggests a maturing patient population now weighing an exit, and a telehealth industry quietly pivoting to meet them there. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026 Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill. — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 That swivel lets the camera turn to follow a person without the whole robot pivoting. — New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026 After a misleading super PAC ad about transgender healthcare from the GOP’s Senate Leadership Fund, Brown’s campaign released a counter ad correcting the claim before pivoting to affordability. — Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Campaign cleanup Democrat Josh McLaurin criticized his Republican opponent, Greg Dolezal, for pivoting his campaign away from controversial, far-right issues that dominated his primary campaign. — AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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To deliver for employees, fill that chair with a real employee, rotating regularly, with a mandate to gather input from their peers before and after every session.

— Deborah Lovich, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Moving forward is one thing, but moving up and down, changing direction, and rotating in place is a whole different challenge.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of rotating

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America must become better at turning breakthrough ideas into products the world can afford.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
On October 24, 2006, Taylor Swift was released—the debut album by a 16-year-old with blonde curls, cowboy boots, and a special talent for turning heartbreak into hits.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of turning

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When glossy, spoon mixture into a sandwich bag, pushing the mixture to the corner of the bag and twisting the top of the bag to remove any excess air.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The film’s pick-me jabs at humor are frankly, flatly unfunny and grating, twisting the film at times into a perverse, almost self-aware treatise on tweeness.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of twisting

Verb

Charli was the smiling face of a platform that amplified those pressures, twerking and twirling like the girl in The Red Shoes who couldn’t stop dancing.

— Nancy Jo Sales, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Schlittler sent his hometown Red Sox packing last October, striking out 12 while twirling eight scoreless innings in Game 3 of the 2025 Wild Card Series.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of twirling

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Pepsi's relationship with Taco Bell and KFC parent Yum Brands spans decades, back to when the beverage giant owned the restaurant chains before spinning them into a separate public company in 1997.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
The company uses a proprietary two-step process that first removes gums and other noncellulosic components from raw hemp fiber, then refines the material for spinning on equipment already used to process cotton and synthetic fibers.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of spinning

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